England have regained the fear factor following a run of “aggressive” wins since the World Cup last summer, skipper Wayne Rooney has said. Roy Hodgson’s side left Brazil on a low after becoming the first England side since 1958 to exit at the group stage of a World Cup, returning home with their lowest ever points tally. But since then ...

Rita Ora has reportedly been told by BBC bosses to cover up. The Voice coach – who is the only mentor left in the competition without an act in the forthcoming final on Saturday – has been asked to stop flashing the flesh after a series of revealing outfits, most recently a see-through t-shirt. A source told The Sun: “Bosses ...

  Patriotic Front Lusaka province Youth Chairman Kennedy Kamba says those calling for the removal of PF Secretary General Davies Chama are being used by the Rainbow party. Mr. Kamba says youths in the ruling party will not allow anyone to bring confusion to the party. He says Mr. Chama ascended to the position of PF Secretary General on merit ...

Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) has awarded Aurecon a contract to provide engineering, design and construction supervision services for the USD200 million World Bank funded Lusaka Transmission and Distribution Rehabilitation Project. Aurecon provides engineering, management and specialist technical services for government and private sector clients globally. Aurecon project leader Anton Harmse says his company is excited to work with ZESCO ...

  The Grand Coalition on the Campaign for the People Driven Constitution says it will only support a legitimate referendum. Coalition Spokesperson MacDonald Chipenzi says the Grand Coalition’s support for the referendum will also be dependent on a properly conducted census. Mr Chipenzi says the key thing for the Grand Coalition is for the country to have a new constitution ...

Tiger Woods has dropped out of the world’s top 100 golfers for the first time since 1996. The 14-time major winner, who has spent a record 683 weeks as world number one during his career, has fallen to 104 in the latest official rankings. The 39-year-old American has not played since withdrawing from the Farmers Insurance Open on 6 February. ...

A collection of costumes and props from hit US drama Mad Men has been donated to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Cast members Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Christina Hendricks and creator Matthew Weiner attended an event in Washington to present the items to the museum. They included ad man Don Draper’s trademark grey suit and fedora and other ...

Intensive talks are set to resume in Switzerland ahead of Tuesday’s looming deadline for a nuclear deal with Iran. Ministers from six world powers are expected to hold their first full session on Monday with Iran’s foreign minister. The essence of an emerging deal is to keep Iran at least one year away from being able to produce enough nuclear ...

Government has expressed happiness with the developments being undertaken by SEPCO Electric Construction Corporation at the Thermal Power Plant at Mamba Collieries in Sinazongwe district. Home Affairs Deputy Minister Gerry Chanda says the massive development by the Chinese construction company at the plant has cheered government especially that the nation needs such investments for the purpose of achieving economic development. ...

The Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) women have commended President Edgar Lungu for making changes to the retirement age law. FFTUZ women’s national chairperson charity Kampamba says President Lungu’s decision to allow for three options in the country’s the retirement age legislation is a welcome move because it is not mandatory that a work will have to ...